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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John go to the cemetery in Chapter 29?
(a) To take a photograph of Dr. Hoenikker's tombstone.
(b) To break into the Hoenikker crypt.
(c) To pay respects to his grandmother.
(d) To pay respects to his mother and father.

2. How old is Frank Hoenikker when John finds his picture in the newspaper supplement in Chapter 37?
(a) 32.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 26.

3. What is Dr. Breed's first name?
(a) Marvin.
(b) Jack.
(c) Asa.
(d) William.

4. What is the population of San Lorenzo, according to the newspaper supplement in Chapter 38?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 250,000.

5. What is Chapter 12's title?
(a) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."
(b) "End of the World Delight."
(c) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(d) "Secret Agent X-9."

6. In what fraternity was the narrator a member during his college years?
(a) Beta Theta Pi.
(b) Kappa Sigma.
(c) Delta Upsilon.
(d) Theta Chi.

7. What is Chapter 31's title?
(a) "Another Breed."
(b) "End of the World Delight."
(c) "The Marines March On."
(d) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."

8. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "End of the World Delight."
(c) "Protein."
(d) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."

9. What is the first sentence in The Books of Bokonon?
(a) "Nothing."
(b) "Do not dwell on the sins of yesterday, but walk into the light of tomorrow."
(c) "Everything exists for the glory of God."
(d) "All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies."

10. What is the title of Chapter 21?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "The Marines March On."
(c) "No More Mud."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

11. What does Dr. Breed accuse John of being a member of in Chapter 21?
(a) The communist party.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The yellow press.
(d) The CIA.

12. What is the elevation of Mount McCabe?
(a) 11,000 feet.
(b) 13,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 12,000 feet.

13. What was the name of the man that Dr. Breed describes as having been executed for committing 26 murders in Chapter 13?
(a) Julian William Anderson.
(b) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.
(c) Andrew James Krementz.
(d) George Minor Moakely.

14. What does Dr. Breed say that "pure research men" work on in Chapter 21?
(a) "What they are told to research."
(b) "What fascinates them."
(c) "What they are paid to research."
(d) "Facts that will help humanity."

15. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?
(a) Minister of Foreign Relations.
(b) Ambassador to the United States.
(c) Minister of War.
(d) Minister of Science and Progresss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is John sent to write an article about in San Lorenzo in Chapter 40?

2. Where does Newt's sister live, according to his letter in Chapter 5?

3. When does Dr. Breed describe the man being hung that had killed 26 people in Chapter 13?

4. Who is the "mail-order muscle-builder" who "vulgarized" the term "Dynamic Tension," according to John in Chapter 47?

5. What is the book about that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?

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